John Wayne as Genghis Khan in The Conqueror

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Hollywood producer Howard Hughes did some amazing things during his lifetime, but casting John Wayne as Genghis Khan wasn't among them. The boozy Iowa native was ill-equipped to play history's lustiest and most blood-thirsty Mongol and the film was universally panned by critics and moviegoers alike. Hughes was so embarrassed by the final product that he purchased every print of the movie for $12 million and kept it locked away in his personal vault for the next 18 years.